Why do you think that the Indian Parliament has not yet declared Pakistan as a terrorist state? Do they see any downsides to doing so?

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There are probably a combination of factors

1) Much of the decsion making establishment is inhabited by the kind of ideologs who would promote the notion of "talks at any cost" and that India needs to act as the "rational" player
2) Many are under the false impression that this is going to garner them respect on the global stage
3) Compulsions from the West who are run by their own ideologs propogating the same "talks at all costs", "engagement is the answer" nonsense.

1) Much of the decsion making establishment is inhabited by the kind of ideologs who would promote the notion of "talks at any cost" and that India needs to act as the "rational" player
2) Many are under the false impression that this is going to garner them respect on the global stage
3) Compulsions from the West who are run by their own ideologs propogating the same "talks at all costs", "engagement is the answer" nonsense.

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Does that not make sense to you? I would say that this approach is to be advocated, given that there are no effective alternatives as of yet. Besides, what can one say to change the thinking you mention is 1, 2 and 3 above?

Encounter started evening of 7th. About half a dozen terrorists affiliated to LeT holed up. Including Abu Dujana,whom slain terrorist Burhan Wani talked about to another terrorist named Hafeez Saeed hiding in Pakistan with a reward on his head from US.

It is necessary to bomb the camps of terrorist. That will create a fear in their mind and humiliate their akas. They will always remain in fear that any time indian plane may appear overhead and bomb their camps.

Sorry sir but this is such BS that only the diplomats and those journos/academics who participate in foreign conferances and panel discussions say.

In reality India does not gain a thing from these talks, instead it weakens India's hand as by engagin with a terrorist state it diminishs India's claims and legitimises the Pak state's actions.

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Sorry for a pretty late rejoinder. What really diminishes Indian claims are the sheer duplicity of Indian diplomacy by itself. Why not close down your own mission to the country, break off diplomatic relationship and put an economic sanctions on trade with Pakistan? And why not send out a notice that all defence firms which trade with Pakistan will get blacklisted in India and why not blacklist other firms which trade with Pakistan from access to Indian market?

I think if the approach you have seemed to indicate above was actually workable then this is the ideal approach. In fact, why not put Pakistan under an economic and trade embargo and enforce it? We have the capability to do it.

So I've been reading a lot about a poor soldier to terrorist K/D ratio this year; does anyone have any ideas as to what has caused this, and what possible steps are being undertaken to rectify this? Other than improved and strengthened camp perimeter security?